乌节路的历史
乌节路位于新加坡的中心位置，在中心商业区上方。尽管据发现认为，它以前的终结点是DHOBY GHAUT地区，现在它的范围已从唐林路一直延伸到BRAS BASAH路。不象新加坡的其他街道，乌节路并不是因为某位特别的人物而命名的。相反，它的名字来自于19世纪40年代沿街道种植的肉豆蔻和辣椒。少量的居住在这里象SCOTTS，DAIRNHILL，和CUPPAGE一样的种植主，他们就对现在街道的名字很熟悉。
乌节路的南部没有房屋建筑。由于城市从PADANG地区向内地发展和进步，乌节地区的种植业让步给了住宅的发展。很多私人住宅，主要是PERANAKAN形式的平房开始在苏格兰路和唐林路地区占据主导地位。城市发展过程中，乌节路和SOMEREST路的商业住宅修建得离DHOBY GHAUT更近了。
在20世纪，一种奇怪的疾病传播到了肉豆蔻的种植上，用了一年的时间才除掉这种病。与此同时，经济开始在乌节路发展。这也标志着乌节路开始向今天这个生机勃勃的经济区的发展进步。1917年，新加坡冷藏公司开设了一家分配食物供给的商店。冷藏公司也建立了第一家把冰激凌介绍到新加坡的超市。乌节路市场为当地居民提供了新鲜的产品，而在KRAMAT路萌芽发展的汽车工厂也为不断增长的汽车提供了服务。20世纪50年代，CK TANG在乌节路建立了一家购物中心。KOEK上的咖啡店和小摊贩的摊子是很受人们欢迎的吃饭的地方。从60年代到70年代，LIDO电影院，乌节戏院，来福村和杰克保龄等娱乐中心相继开放。像CAIRNHILL牛排店，PAVILION牛排店，MANT‘DOR咖啡厅这样的餐饮场所也受到了新加坡本地人和移居来的人们的共同喜爱。
70到80年代，发展的脚步迈得更大更快。FORUM内陆酒店，MING COURT，潜水艇和希尔顿酒店被建成来帮助新加坡旅游业的发展。大型的诸如PLAZA SINGAPORE，远东和中心点购物中心被建成了，从而来增强和补充新加坡以至于世界的商业中心的发展。经过人们一砖一瓦的努力，玻璃钢塔建成了，曾经布满泥辙的乌节路成为了正处于上升期的生活商业中心。
今日的乌节路
今日的乌节路是一个繁荣的忙碌的，使人能够体会到乐趣的，融合了东西方文化的地方。新加坡因为新建造的玻璃钢塔闪闪发光，这里也还有更多使它发光的东西。同时，乌节路也不会忘记赐予它美丽的根茎，那些多叶的ANGSANA树，茂盛的人行道边的树木，这一切都显示出一种热带的浪漫。
购物
新加坡永远都无愧于作为一个世界大型购物中心的美誉。在这里，你可能看到来自欧洲的设计者的标签与亚洲各国的动费单。我们有着适合不同游客需求的专卖店，本地和国际的购物中心，特产商店和集贸市场。
节日和娱乐
各种各样的亚洲节日，世界级的娱乐、艺术、和文化活动都可以在这里找到。精彩的庆祝活动和节日是许多庆祝饮食，购物，文化，音乐和艺术活动的开始。最近在好来坞和亚洲出现的为了迎合新加坡人对电影无法满足的口味而拍摄出的赛璐璐，同时来自不计其数和爵士俱乐部，卡拉OK歌厅，迪斯科舞厅和露天啤酒花园的无休止的音乐也使乌节路成为了今天折中主义者聚集的场院所。
饮食
除去购物以外，没有什么比饮食更贴近新加坡人的心了。正如反映在不可想象的各种菜单的展示中一样，乌节路正在面对这样的挑战。这里有最好的五星级酒店的国际化烹饪方法，大型或小型购物中心里空调环境下的餐饮摊位，或者沿街闲逛时碰到露天咖啡座，果酒或啤酒花园，可以坐下小憩观赏景色。对于所有人，对于各种口味来说，乌节路都是一道丰盛的宴席。
HISTORY OF ORCHARD ROAD
0rchard Road is located in the heart of Singapore , just above the Central Business District .It stretches from Tanglin Road to Bras Basah Road, although it has been observed that 0rchard Road traditionally ends in the Dhoby Ghaut Area.
Unlike many roads in Singapore,0rchard Road was mot named after any particular person.Instead,0rchard Road got its name from the many nutmeg and pepper plantations that lined the street during the 1840s. Thinly populated, only residents were plantation owners like Scotts, Cairnhill, and Cuppage, whose namesare familiar as street names today.
There were no houses to the south of 0rchard Road. As the city developed and progressed inland from the Padang area, the plantations in 0rchard area , the plantations in orchard area gave way to residential development. Many private houses, mainly bungalows of the old peranakan style, began to dominate the Scotts Road and Tanglin Road and areas. Shophouse developments were built in the orchard Road and Somerset Road areas closer to Dhoby Ghaut as the city grew.
In the 1900s,a mysterious disease swept through the nutmeg plantations, wiping them out within a year. At the same time , commercial developments began at 0rchard Road. This signalled the evolution of 0rchard Road into the vibrant commercial district of today. In1917, the Singapore Cold Storage Company opened a store to distribute food supplies. Cold storage was also the first supermarket to introduce ice-cream to Singapore. The 0rchard Road Market provided fresh produce for the residents. Motor workshops sprouted around the Kramat Road area to service the growing number of vehicles.
In the 1950s ,CK Tang opened a departmental store at 0rchard Road. The coffee shops and hawker stalls at Koek Lane were favourite eating places.
Through the 1960s and into 1970s, entertainment centres such as Lido Cinema, 0rchard Theatre, Raffles village and Jackie’s Bowl were opened. Eating places such as Cairnhill Steak House, Pavilion Steak House, Mont’dor Café were popular with Singaporeans and expatriates alike.
In the 1970s through the 1980s, development intensified. Hotels such as Forum Inter-Continental, Ming Court, Mandarin and Hilton were built to serve the booming tourist industry in Singapore. Huge departmental stores such as Plaza Singapura, Far East Shopping Centre and Centrepoint were built to reinforce Singapore’s as the emporium to the world. Brick by brick, and block by block, towers of glass and steel line what used to be mud-tracks to make 0rchard Road the upbeat lifestyle hub it is today.
ORCHARD ROAD TODAY
The 0rchard Road of today is a rich and exciting experience to delight the senses, bustling with a vibrant mix of East and West. It glistens with new towers of steel and glass, glittering examples of the things that Singapore has to offer. Yet 0rchard Road never forgets its botanical roots ,with leafy Angsana trees and lush landscaping lining the walkways, exuding a shade of tropical romance.
Shopping
Singapore never fails to live up to its name as an emporium to the world. Desinger labels from Europe are displayed next to the exotic fare of Asia. Designer boutiques, local and international department stores,specialty shops and bargain bazaars compete for the visitor’s affections.
Festivals and Entertainment
World-Class entertainment, arts and cultures from around the globe inter-mingle with the sounds and sights of Asian Festivals. Wild and wonderful celebrations and festive lightups mark the start of Singapore’s many festivals that celebrate food, shopping, culture, music and the arts. The latest Hollywood and Asian blockbusters are screened in multi-plex celluloid temples to cater to the Singaporean’s insatiable appetite for movies whilst an endless flow of music from the numerous jazz clubs, karaoke bars, discotheques and open air beer gardens makes 0rchard Road the eclectic people-place it is today.
Dining
Besides shopping, nothing is closer to a Singaporean’s heart than food. And 0rchard Road steps up to the challenge as reflected in the incredible array of menus, al fresco delis to from. The finest international cuisines in five-star hotels, al fresco, delis to air-coditioned food courts in shopping centres large and small. Simply stroll down the street and find an open-air café, wine bar or beer garden to sit and people-watch. For all people, for all tastes, 0rchard Road is a feast of plenty.
